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NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Daniel Jernigan, the former director of the CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, about his resignation after the CDC director’s firing. …

The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday, but imposed new restrictions on who’s eligible to get them. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …

Families depart Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis following a mass shooting there on Aug. 27. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images It won’t happen here. Not …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be facing a huge leadership vacuum, as Director Susan Monarez is forced out by RFK Jr. and the Trump administration. MARY LOUISE …

The White House says CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired because she was not aligned with President Trump’s mission to make America healthy again. What does the exodus mean for …

NPR first wrote about the group “No Sex for Fish” in 2019 — Kenyan women out to end the practice of trading sex to a fisherman in exchange for his …

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson delivers remarks during an enrollment ceremony for H.R. 1, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 3. Kevin Dietsch/Getty …

The FDA has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines, but is restricting eligibility to those at risk for serious complications. That includes anyone age 65 and older and younger people with other …

How do you heal the wounds of war? That is the mission of Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a reconstructive and plastic surgeon at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. (Image …

The Food and Drug Administration’s approvals for the latest round of COVID-19 shots restrict the shots to people at higher risk of complications from COVID. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption …